Anyfin is based in Sweden and allows users to refinance existing loans using a photo of a loan statement; the round was co-led by Accel and Northzone and included Rocket Internet’s Global Founders Capital along with other angel investors; Anyfin is currently only available in Sweden but they have ambitions to expand further into Europe. Source
In the last 18 months there has been a wave of consolidation in the payments sector and that trend looks...
Helios, raised $9.4 million in a recent seed round, news that has encouraged the industry to think about broader ESG issues.
N26 is a smartphone only bank that was originally launched in Germany and has big backers like Peter Thiel behind it; Vincent Haupert, a PhD student at the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, told the Chaos Communications Congress in Hamburg how he and two colleagues found N26 security defenses riddled with holes that could have been used to defraud thousands of users; Haupert presented his findings to the bank and they have since stated that the issues found have been addressed. Source
Total investments crossed 1.13 billion euros in 2018 according to Barkow Consulting GmbH; investments in the fourth quarter alone were...
Penta is a Berlin-based business bank which also has operations in Italy; RTP Global led the round with investors HV...
While speaking on a panel at Money 20/20 former and current regulators talked about the different approaches to fintech regulations; the Financial Conduct Authority recently released a report showing the UK approach has helped get new ideas into the market and seen companies get access to much needed capital; the US on the other had has seen federal and state regulators argue over proposed charters; there could be a lot the US can learn from the current UK program. Source.
Change continues to come to fintech venture financing, and there's no sign of slowing down, Matt Harris said at Fintech Nexus 2022.
'Launching the Nexo Card in Europe with Mastercard and DiPocket as our go-to-market partners is a big milestone.'...
Tandem is set to begin a new monthly membership fee for their cash back card starting March 2020; the new...